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Newcastle United defender Danny Simpson says Sunderland were lucky to get draw

Image: Danny Simpson: Felt Sunderland needed some fortune to get past Tim Krul

Danny Simpson has admitted he was left with a sickening sense of deja vu after what he described as a 'fluky' goal gave Sunderland a 1-1 draw in Sunday's derby.

Simpson admitted it was a difficult game against fierce rivals, but he was impressed with Newcastle's performance and says they did not allow Sunderland to cause too many problems. "Tim Krul did not have a save to make," Simpson said. "He was dealing with just crosses and corners. "We started so well. Our game plan was just to get at them and nick a goal. We did that. "With a sending-off and going down to 10 men it was going to be tough, even more so against your biggest rivals."

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